United States v. Whitmore

MEMORANDUM **

Ralph E. Whitmore, Jr. (“Whitmore”), Chief Executive Officer of the former Alaska Statebank, appeals his jury conviction of seven counts of bank fraud, 13 counts of making false entries in book and records, and four counts of misapplication of bank funds. Whitmore alleges that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. The United States cross-appeals the sentence imposed on Whitmore, arguing that *313the district court erred in sentencing him by improperly departing downward from the range imposed under the United States Sentencing Guidelines (“U.S.S.G.”). In a…